History of women in combat
POSTED: 09:06 AM PST Jan 24, 2013
UPDATED: 09:37 AM PST Jan 24, 2013
Women have played a role in major combats throughout history.
During the Civil War, women in both the North and South threw themselves into fundraising and supplying troops with everything they needed. Others took a move active role, caring for sick and injured soldiers on the front lines or through the United States Sanitary Commission, formed to improve conditions in army camps and hospitals.
